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Park s Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners is the essential medical reference book for the ever-changing field of pediatric cardiology. Comprehensive in its content, it provides the practical guidanceyou need to diagnose and manage children with congenital and acquired heart disease. From history and physical examination through preventative treatment and the management of special problems, the fully revised 6th edition incorporates all of the latest concepts in cardiology, distilled in a way that is understandable to pediatricians, family practitioners, NPs, and PAs alike.

"...a concise reference book; Students and clinician practicing Pediatric cardiology will continue to find Park s Pediatric Cardiology book to be easy to read and refer for the precise information readily ." Reviewed by : BACCH Newsletter, March 2015

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Part I Basic Tools in Routine Evaluation of Cardiac Patients

Chapter 1

History Taking Gestational and Natal History Postnatal History Family History

Chapter 2

Physical Examination Growth Pattern Inspection Palpation Blood Pressure Measurement Auscultation Some Special Features of the Cardiac Examination of Neonates

Chapter 3

Electrocardiography What Is the Vectorial Approach? Comparison of Pediatric and Adult Electrocardiograms Basic Measurements and Their Normal and Abnormal Values Necessary for Routine Interpretation of an Electrocardiogram Ventricular Hypertrophy Ventricular Conduction Disturbances ST-Segment and T-Wave Changes

Chapter 4

Chest Roentgenography Heart Size and Silhouette Evaluation of Cardiac Chambers and Great Arteries Pulmonary Vascular Markings Systematic Approach

Chapter 5

Flow Diagrams

Part II Special Tools in Evaluation of Cardiac Patients

Chapter 6

Noninvasive Techniques Echocardiography Stress Testing Long-Term ECG Recording Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Chapter 7

Invasive Procedures Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography Catheter Intervention Procedures

Part III Pathophysiology

Chapter 8

Fetal and Perinatal Circulation Fetal Circulation Changes in Circulation after Birth Premature Newborns

Chapter 9

Pathophysiology of Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions Atrial Septal Defect Ventricular Septal Defect Patent Ductus Arteriosus Endocardial Cushion Defect

Chapter 10

Pathophysiology of Obstructive and Valvular Regurgitation Lesions Obstruction to Ventricular Output Stenosis of Atrioventricular Valves Valvular Regurgitant Lesions

Chapter 11

Pathophysiology of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects Clinical Cyanosis Common Cyanotic Heart Defects

Part IV Specific Congenital Heart Defects

Chapter 12

Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions Atrial Septal Defect Ventricular Septal Defect Management Patent Ductus Arteriosus Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Neonates Complete Endocardial Cushion Defect Partial Endocardial Cushion Defect Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

Chapter 13

Obstructive Lesions Pulmonary Stenosis Aortic Stenosis Coarctation of the Aorta Interrupted Aortic Arch

Chapter 14

Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects Approach to a Cyanotic Neonate Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries Tetralogy of Fallot Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia (Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect) Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Tricuspid Atresia Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Ebstein´s Anomaly Persistent Truncus Arteriosus Single Ventricle Double-Outlet Right Ventricle Heterotaxia (Atrial Isomerism, Splenic Syndromes) Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

Chapter 15

Vascular Ring Prevalence Pathology Clinical Manifestations Diagnosis Management

Chapter 16

Chamber Localization and Cardiac Malposition Chamber Localization Dextrocardia and Mesocardia

Chapter 17

Miscellaneous Congenital Cardiac Conditions Aneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (Bland-White-Garland Syndrome, ALCAPA Syndrome) Aortopulmonary Septal Defect Arteriovenous Fistula, Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula, Systemic Atrial Septal Aneurysm Cervical Aortic Arch Common Atrium Cor Triatriatum DiGeorge Syndrome Double-Chambered Right Ventricle Ectopia Cordis Hemitruncus Arteriosus Idiopathic Dilation of the Pulmonary Artery Kartagener Syndrome Parachute Mitral Valve Patent Foramen Ovale Pericardial Defect, Congenital Pseudocoarctation of the Aorta Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Scimitar Syndrome Systemic Venous Anomalies

Part V Acquired Heart Disease

Chapter 18

Primary Myocardial Disease Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Infants of Diabetic Mothers Transient Hypertrop

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